Alapark Events
Park: Rickwood Caverns
Rickwood Caverns and Forest School: Finding North!
When: 12/18/2025 at 02:00 PMMeeting Place: Nature Center/Santas Workshop
Join us for our homeschool program at the caves!
Fees may apply.
Park: Lakepoint
Homeschoolers: Story Time Vocab Builder
When: 12/18/2025 at 02:00 PMMeeting Place: LPSP Nature Center
Enjoy an enchanting story and related vocabulary game.
Park: Joe Wheeler
Wheeler Lake and Forest School
When: 12/18/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Day Use Area
Join Park Naturalist, Jennings Earnest, for this week's Wheeler Lake & Forest School
Park: Gulf
History of Gulf Pirates
When: 12/18/2025 at 11:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Come to the Nature Center to hear exciting tales of the local pirates who traversed the Gulf of Mexico!
Park: Joe Wheeler
Naturalist Experience- By the Fire
When: 12/19/2025 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lodge Lobby
Naturalist Experience- By the Fire
Park: Lakepoint
Whoo’s There? Owls of Alabama
When: 12/19/2025 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: LPSP Nature Center
Join us and learn about our native owls and create art using pine bark and other natural materials
Park: Cheaha
Nature Nook
When: 12/19/2025 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Outside Mountain Store
Join us at the Mountain Store to ask our Interpretive Team questions about the park!
Park: Lakepoint
52 Hikes in ’25 Weekly Moonlit Hike
When: 12/19/2025 at 08:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lakepoint State Park Nature Center
Experience the park after dark! Join us for a guided moonlit hike full of stories and nighttime nature discoveries.
Park: Gulf
Guided Walk at Lake Shelby
When: 12/19/2025 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lake Shelby Picnic Area
Join our naturalist on a guided walk across Lake Shelby!
Park: Wind Creek
Nature Trivia Night!
When: 12/19/2025 at 05:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Clubhouse
Do you know a lot about nature? Show us what you got!
Fees may apply.
Park: Lakepoint
Alligator Advent
When: 12/19/2025 at 05:30 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lakepoint State Park Lodge
Create festive fun with Christmas ornaments in this hands-on, beginner-friendly crafting adventure!
Park: Bucks Pocket
Dark Skies & Starry Nights
When: 12/19/2025 at 06:30 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Point Rock Overlook Parking Lot
Join the Naturalist at the Point Rock Overlook to learn about light pollution and bird migration! Fees may apply.
Park: Chewacla
Sweet Shrub Hike
When: 12/19/2025 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lower Pavilion (second parking loop)
Join us for a winter hike on Chewacla’s Sweet Shrub Trail and Boy Scout Trail!
Fees may apply.
Park: Rickwood Caverns
Evergreen, Whatever Do You Mean?
When: 12/20/2025 at 03:30 PMMeeting Place: Nature Center/Santas Workshop
Uncover the secrets of evergreen trees!
Park: Lake Guntersville
Cocoa & Crafting
When: 12/20/2025 at 04:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: The Gathering Place
Relax with a cup of hot cocoa while making an intricate craft to take home! Fees may apply.
